FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: United States Coast Guard Academy, Connecticut ~ 20 AUG 2024

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: United States Coast Guard Academy, Connecticut

The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) is the service academy of the United States Coast Guard in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1876, it is the smallest of the five U.S. service academies and provides education to future Coast Guard officers in one of nine major fields of study. Unlike the other service academies, the Coast Guard Academy does not require a congressional nomination for admission.

Students are officers-in-training and are referred to as cadets, and upon graduation receive a Bachelor of Science degree and are commissioned as Coast Guard ensigns with a five-year active-duty service obligation, with additional years if the graduate attends flight school or subsequent government-funded graduate school.

Out of approximately 250 cadets entering the academy each summer, around 200 graduate. Cadets can choose from among nine majors, with a curriculum that is graded according their performance in a program of academics, physical fitness, character, and leadership.

Each cadet takes two semesters of classes during the school year and then spends the majority of the summer in military training to produce officers of character with the requisite professional skills. Among these are courses in leadership, ethics, organizational behavior, and nautical science.

The majority of cadets report to their first units after graduating, which are either afloat units, shore units, or basic flight training as student naval aviators, with the training conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Navy. Those that are assigned afloat serve as either deck watch officers or student engineers.

Academics at the USCGA stress the sciences and engineering, but different courses of study are available. In addition, several of the majors offer tracks of specialization, for example, Marine and Environmental Science majors can choose to focus on biology, chemistry, or geophysics. Cadets sometimes opt to take elective courses with Connecticut College, adjacent the academy's campus, as part of an open exchange agreement.

Learn More About the United States Coast Guard Academy HERE!!

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[PROCON]

Thanks for tonight’s Road Trip, Lauren!

[radu]

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Hi Everybody!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening PROCON!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy radu!

SECOND!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you left that other site!!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

I love her!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

~ Road Trip: United States Coast Guard Academy, Connecticut ~

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[laurenmarlowe]

Hi Kathy!

She is beautiful indeed.

*HUGS*

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

Still enjoying pleasant temps up there? Looking at GOES satellite, it looks like the air has finally cleared of the horrid smoke I was seeing a short while back. What a relief that must be for everyone!

We have a few splendid days here this week. Highs around 80 with slightly lower humidity. Too bad it won’t stay but for now, it’s a pleasure.

[radu]

Howdy, lauren. *HUGZ*

You need to head east for a little while, until that horrid heat abates. It just doesn’t seem to want to move off, does it? Now’s a good time to visit the family. :-)

[PROCON]

Hiya radu, yeah we're heading into Fall and the temps are heading with us, very nice, sunny and pleasant!

And thankfully our smoke has cleared but there are still fires going on in the distance still.

I hope you and the kittehs stay cool.

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

It was mighty blustery up there again today, I noticed. At least it’s been pretty with lots of sunshine. Clouds are filtering in again but they appear to have calmed things down at last. Whew!

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi radu!

*HUGS*

It is pretty miserable here, and I would love to get the heck outta here, lots going on though, all good!

Maybe the end of September, fingers crossed!

Hope you have a pleasant week.

[radu]

“Pretty miserable” is probably an understatement. LOL Y’all just aren’t getting a break!

Sounds like things are moving along and going well for you. Glad to hear it.
Come on, September!

[radu]

Mmmmmm, right now Fall temps sound mighty good. We’re getting a little taste of it this week but the heat returns by the weekend. Still some hot time to get through down here.

Now that the temps are going in the right direction, people will be able to open their windows since the smoke’s cleared out. Or just walk out the door and be happy to not choke on smoke. Happy days ahead.

My AC’s happy to get a little break. It didn’t run nearly as much today and it’s off now. Windows are open because it’s so nice and cool.

[luvie]

What a great Road Trip, Lauren!
I've been to CT, and it's a beautiful state!
VERY cold in the winter, though. LOL!

[luvie]

I feel your pain and misery, lauren! I’m SO tired of this never-ending heat.

Radu, I’m totally jealous of your “almost-fall” temps. Enjoy ‘em while you can. We MIGHT get a break early next week. Maybe.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

It’s crazy how the big pocket of heat just sits over TX and will. not. move. I’d hoped this front would drop down into TX, too, but nooooo. It came down too far east. A benefit for us but y’all need a break more than we did. I hope they’re right about a break for y’all next week.